Screenwriter and author

I grew up in a Quaker village in rural Texas, immersed in a world of flora and fauna. A reader from an early age, I adored the idea of, well, ideas. And I had an inner drive to pursue the human truth—whatever that is—both visually and in the written word.

— K.E. Lanning

K.E. LANNING — SCREENPLAYS

A SPIDER SAT BESIDE HER — Sci-fi Drama, 1-Hour Pilot for a limited series THE MELT

Selected 2023 Awards: Winner Best TV Pilot Drama (New York Script Awards), Second Rounder (Austin Film Festival), Finalist (Williamsburg IFF)

LOGLINE: After a catastrophic melt of the icecaps, global flooding triggers a new world order, and a terrorist attack on the space station ensnares young scientist Lowry Walker in a deadly web of political corruption.

PITCH DECK AVAILABLE!

WHERE THE SKY MEETS THE EARTH — Drama, 1-Hour Pilot for a limited series

A Semi-finalist in the 28th Annual Fade In Awards for TV Pilot/Web Series

LOGLINE: A family, shattered by opioid addiction and financial collapse, encounters a 21st century saint... or a dangerous cult leader?

THE CARETAKER — Dark Comedy set in the near future — SHORT

LOGLINE: A sociopathic humanoid caretaker does 'whatever it takes' for the health and happiness of his client.